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Travis Trice vowed a day earlier that he wasn't going to cry should the Michigan State Spartans continue their improbable run to the Final Four. The senior guard's vow lasted no more than 10 seconds once the final horn sounded after Michigan State's 76-70 overtime victory over Louisville in a thrilling NCAA tournament East Regional final Sunday. Amid the frenzied celebration, Trice squatted down at center court and began to sob uncontrollably. "I was actually trying to hold it in," he said. "I try to keep it even keeled. I'm mad that I even cried now." That's when senior forward Branden Dawson interjected by saying that was the first...

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